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Coming Up in 2026 at the PCB Learning Center

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PCB’s Learning Center stands apart as one of our best free service offerings - providing crucial information about international trade directly from the industry leaders who know it best. The first step is always knowledge, and the Learning Center is here to help give you the tools you need to succeed. Every year, the Learning Center puts out a full complement of sessions covering a wide range of topics, from navigating issue-based challenges ripped from the day’s headlines to broad, perennial information that lays the essential foundations for any good international business. Our webinars are also routinely frequented by Customs professionals from around the world working for a broad range of companies, as we provide crucial information for free to all comers. Below are the core courses for 2026. However, it should be noted that in addition to this schedule being subject to change, this list excludes several emergent webinars we offer throughout the year, along with topical sessions added throughout the year to address top-of-mind challenges.

December 5, 2025

Our Top 10 Blogs for 2025

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No matter what your feelings are on the year 2025, when it comes to trade, it was eventful. It was a year that saw many new regulations, laws, and establishments of new norms, while old ones were overturned on both sides of the border. More than ever, importers of all stripes were tested on how adaptable their businesses could be in the face of mounting regulations and a brand-new, high-duty environment both in Canada and in the US.

November 21, 2025

How To Import For A Trade Show In The US Or Canada

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Preparing for and attending trade shows can be one of the most complicated things a business can contend with. There’s nothing quite like showing off your goods to excited audiences around the world, but what do you need to get your goods where they need to go? Is there a trade show import timeline for US and Canada shows? Is the process more involved when you import for a trade show? Is there less? These are all common questions, and the answer, like everything else in the world of international trade, is more complicated than you might imagine. 

November 6, 2025

It’s Time to Renew Your Free Trade Agreement Documents

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As the title might suggest, it is once again time to renew your free trade agreement (FTA) certifications, including your USCMA/CUSMA/T-MEC Certificate of Origin. If you already know what we are talking about, then just consider this a friendly reminder to get your certification in order as you’ve done in the past, and contact your broker to initiate this process as promptly as possible. Sooner is always better than later in our current trade environment.

September 12, 2025

Your Guide to the Becoming an NRI in Canada Guide

Gloria Terhaar

If you are an international business, particularly if you are a US business importing into Canada, then becoming a Non-Resident Importer (NRI) in Canada can be a lucrative option. Not only will it give you a more direct path to the Canadian marketplace, but it also offers greater value to your Canadian customers, and it can introduce a much streamlined importing process. 

August 14, 2025

Introducing the CARM Setup Guide

If you are trying to register in the CARM Client Portal and you are confused or unsure where to begin, then this week’s blog is for you. This week, we highlight and introduce our free CARM Registration Guide that is designed to help importers work through the process of registering in the portal step by step. While you are invited to check out the guide yourself, do be sure to also read the accompanying post as well, as we also discuss links to other vital documents and services, along with key insights into the CARM registration process from our team on this side of the phone.

August 8, 2025

The CBSA Trade Verification Priorities List

Gloria Terhaar

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently released its verification priority list for January 2025. In this week’s post, we are going to give you an overview of the contents of the recently released verification list, its importance to importers, and some tips for importers to stay compliant in the face of a Customs inspection.

July 10, 2025

What Is the Difference Between a Sufferance Warehouse and a Bonded Warehouse?

Alexandra Haukaas

A tomato is technically a fruit, but doesn’t go well in fruit salad. Similarly, at first blush, a sufferance warehouse and a bonded warehouse may both seem like they are comparable or even interchangeable, but their differences are vital, and getting it right as an importer or carrier has far more than just a ruined salad at stake.

May 23, 2025

Tariff Relief in Canada

Gloria Terhaar

Trading in the year 2025 has become more complicated and costly than ever. What the new 25% tariff has meant for Canada and its international businesses is an advancement in curiosity on the mechanisms and programs that offer tariff relief. With new high-duty environments waiting for Canadian importers, it has become more critical than ever to leverage every advantage available. But what is available to Canadian businesses affected by these tariffs? And, perhaps more importantly, how do those businesses functionally put these programs to work?

March 28, 2025

What Happens When You Do Not Post Financial Security?

Taryn Hannah

April 19th, 2025, marks an imperative date for Canadian Commercial Importers - the end of the 180-day grace period of Release Prior to Payment Privileges (RPP) for those importers without a form of financial security posted in their CARM Client Portal. For those importers, this blog is for you, as failure to do so will result in the CBSA rejecting your shipments at the border, and as a result, a lengthy in-term release process with increased costs.

February 28, 2025